If you already speak Dutch, a surprising number of Swedish words look as though a letter has simply been shaved off or swapped — and the same goes in reverse if you're coming from Swedish into Dutch. This list lines up pairs by their shared English meaning so you can see where the two languages match exactly, almost match, or diverge by a single letter.
Use it to fast-track vocabulary you may already half-know, and to train your eye on the small, repeating spelling shifts between Dutch and Swedish — the kind of patterns that, once you notice them, make an educated guess at a new word much more reliable.
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| # | English | Dutch | Swedish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | good | goed | god |
| 2 | day | dag | dag |
| 3 | time | tijd | tid |
| 4 | whole | heel | hel |
| 5 | hand | hand | hand |
| 6 | problem | probleem | problem |
| 7 | father | vader | fader |
| 8 | mother | moeder | moder |
| 9 | work | werk | verk |
| 10 | all | alle | all |
| 11 | mom | mama | mamma |
| 12 | dad | papa | pappa |
| 13 | exactly | precies | precis |
| 14 | pair | paar | par |
| 15 | down | neer | ner |
| 16 | own | eigen | egen |
| 17 | brother | broer | bror |
| 18 | place | plaats | plats |
| 19 | plan | plan | plan |
| 20 | weapon | wapen | vapen |
| 21 | agent | agent | agent |
| 22 | order | orde | order |
| 23 | country | land | land |
| 24 | moment | moment | moment |
| 25 | doctor | dokter | doktor |
| 26 | part | deel | del |
| 27 | dollar | dollar | dollar |
| 28 | open | open | öppen |
| 29 | blood | bloed | blod |
| 30 | number | nummer | nummer |
| 31 | photo | foto | foto |
| 32 | telephone | telefoon | telefon |
| 33 | hot | heet | het |
| 34 | murder | moord | mord |
| 35 | person | persoon | person |
| 36 | baby | baby | baby |
| 37 | dog | hond | hund |
| 38 | rest | rest | rest |
| 39 | strong | sterk | stark |
| 40 | perfect | perfect | perfekt |
| 41 | red | rood | röd |
| 42 | team | team | team |
| 43 | information | informatie | information |
| 44 | round | rond | rund |
| 45 | half | half | halv |
| 46 | ok | ok | ok |
| 47 | loose | los | lös |
| 48 | president | president | president |
| 49 | ground | grond | grund |
| 50 | normal | normaal | normal |
| 51 | point | punt | punkt |
| 52 | game | spel | spel |
| 53 | party | feest | fest |
| 54 | to survive | overleven | överleva |
| 55 | ring | ring | ring |
| 56 | absolute | absoluut | absolut |
| 57 | fantastic | fantastisch | fantastisk |
| 58 | king | koning | konung |
| 59 | directly | direct | direkt |
| 60 | hate | haat | hat |
| 61 | pistol | pistool | pistol |
| 62 | short | kort | kort |
| 63 | dream | droom | dröm |
| 64 | band | band | band |
| 65 | rich | rijk | rik |
| 66 | end | einde | ende |
| 67 | interesting | interessant | intressant |
| 68 | partner | partner | partner |
| 69 | price | prijs | pris |
| 70 | camera | camera | kamera |
| 71 | special | speciaal | special |
| 72 | situation | situatie | situation |
| 73 | meter | meter | meter |
| 74 | role | rol | roll |
| 75 | enormous | enorm | enorm |
| 76 | cool | cool | cool |
| 77 | ball | bal | bal |
| 78 | bomb | bom | bomb |
| 79 | sign | teken | tecken |
| 80 | operation | operatie | operation |
| 81 | glass | glas | glas |
| 82 | top | top | topp |
| 83 | success | succes | succé |
| 84 | extra | extra | extra |
| 85 | address | adres | adress |
| 86 | show | show | show |
| 87 | list | lijst | list |
| 88 | warm | warm | varm |
| 89 | cat | kat | katt |
| 90 | park | park | park |
| 91 | respect | respect | respekt |
| 92 | idiot | idioot | idiot |
| 93 | stone | steen | sten |
| 94 | blow | slag | slag |
| 95 | deal | deal | deal |
| 96 | monster | monster | monster |
| 97 | prepared | bereid | beredd |
| 98 | border | grens | gräns |
| 99 | holy | heilig | helig |
| 100 | english | engels | engelsk |
| 101 | lunch | lunch | lunch |
| 102 | cell | cel | cell |
| 103 | hunger | honger | hunger |
| 104 | to accept | accepteren | acceptera |
| 105 | explanation | verklaring | förklaring |
| 106 | green | groen | grön |
| 107 | report | rapport | rapport |
| 108 | professor | professor | professor |
| 109 | test | test | test |
| 110 | colleague | collega | kollega |
| 111 | decision | besluit | beslut |
| 112 | exact | exact | exakt |
| 113 | kilometer | kilometer | kilometer |
| 114 | drink | drank | drink |
| 115 | restaurant | restaurant | restaurang |
| 116 | program | programma | program |
| 117 | french | frans | fransk |
| 118 | energy | energie | energi |
| 119 | simple | simpel | simpel |
| 120 | class | klas | klass |
| 121 | signal | signaal | signal |
| 122 | total | totaal | total |
| 123 | aunt | tante | tant |
| 124 | form | vorm | form |
| 125 | distance | afstand | avstånd |
| 126 | to arrest | arresteren | arrestera |
| 127 | taxi | taxi | taxi |
| 128 | to bury | begraven | begravera |
| 129 | officer | officier | officer |
| 130 | percent | procent | procent |
| 131 | dna | dna | dna |
| 132 | politics | politiek | politik |
| 133 | mistake | misstap | misstag |
| 134 | art | kunst | konst |
| 135 | project | project | projekt |
| 136 | magic | magie | magi |
| 137 | blind | blind | blind |
| 138 | prince | prins | prins |
| 139 | pleasant | aangenaam | angenäm |
| 140 | skin | huid | hud |
| 141 | detective | detective | detektiv |
| 142 | official | officieel | officiell |
| 143 | double | dubbel | dubbelt |
| 144 | courage | moed | mod |
| 145 | post | post | |
| 146 | smoke | rook | rök |
| 147 | interest | interesse | intresse |
| 148 | quality | kwaliteit | kvalitet |
| 149 | famous | beroemd | berömd |
| 150 | exciting | spannend | spännande |
| 151 | panic | paniek | panik |
| 152 | degrees | graad | grad |
| 153 | punishment | straf | straff |
| 154 | taste | smaak | smak |
| 155 | department | afdeling | avdelning |
| 156 | pilot | piloot | pilot |
| 157 | start | start | start |
| 158 | ambulance | ambulance | ambulans |
| 159 | bride | bruid | brud |
| 160 | american | amerikaans | amerikansk |
| 161 | commissioner | commissaris | kommissarie |
| 162 | article | artikel | artikel |
| 163 | local | lokaal | lokal |
| 164 | date | date | date |
| 165 | super | super | super |
| 166 | tone | toon | ton |
| 167 | nature | natuur | natur |
| 168 | wild | wild | vild |
| 169 | assistant | assistent | assistent |
| 170 | medicine | medicijn | medicin |
| 171 | romantic | romantisch | romantisk |
| 172 | patient | patiënt | patient |
| 173 | kilo | kilo | kilo |
| 174 | pizza | pizza | pizza |
| 175 | sunday | zondag | söndag |
| 176 | cent | cent | cent |
| 177 | spy | spion | spion |
| 178 | minister | minister | minister |
| 179 | internet | internet | internet |
| 180 | monday | maandag | måndag |
| 181 | treatment | behandeling | behandling |
| 182 | staff | personeel | personal |
| 183 | sexy | sexy | sexy |
| 184 | alarm | alarm | larm |
| 185 | uniform | uniform | uniform |
| 186 | national | nationaal | nationell |
| 187 | style | stijl | stil |
| 188 | universe | universum | universum |
| 189 | social | sociaal | social |
| 190 | center | centrum | centrum |
| 191 | coach | coach | coach |
| 192 | model | model | modell |
| 193 | ex | ex | ex |
| 194 | material | materiaal | material |
| 195 | copy | kopie | kopia |
| 196 | illegal | illegaal | illegal |
| 197 | champagne | champagne | champagne |
| 198 | mile | mijl | mil |
| 199 | bread | brood | bröd |
| 200 | whisky | whisky | whisky |
| 201 | expert | expert | expert |
| 202 | brave | moedig | modig |
| 203 | truck | truck | truck |
| 204 | to present | presenteren | presentera |
| 205 | driver | chauffeur | chaufför |
| 206 | helicopter | helikopter | helikopter |
| 207 | rain | regen | regn |
| 208 | college | college | college |
| 209 | dust | stof | stoft |
| 210 | manager | manager | manager |
| 211 | data | data | data |
| 212 | ash | as | as |
| 213 | tip | tip | tips |
| 214 | terrorists | terrorist | terrorister |
| 215 | pale | bleek | blek |
| 216 | identity | identiteit | identitet |
| 217 | experiment | experiment | experiment |
| 218 | training | training | träning |
| 219 | media | media | media |
| 220 | robot | robot | robot |
| 221 | garage | garage | garage |
| 222 | ocean | oceaan | ocean |
| 223 | effect | effect | effekt |
| 224 | unique | uniek | unik |
| 225 | desire | lust | lust |
| 226 | alibi | alibi | alibi |
| 227 | journalist | journalist | journalist |
| 228 | generation | generatie | generation |
| 229 | chip | chip | chip |
| 230 | pension | pensioen | pension |
| 231 | rocket | raket | raket |
| 232 | alternative | alternatief | alternativ |
| 233 | popular | populair | populär |
| 234 | brilliant | briljant | briljant |
| 235 | alcohol | alcohol | alkohol |
| 236 | profit | winst | vinst |
| 237 | favor | gunst | gunst |
| 238 | professional | professioneel | professionell |
| 239 | organization | organisatie | organisation |
| 240 | modern | modern | modern |
| 241 | candidate | kandidaat | kandidat |
| 242 | international | internationaal | internationell |
| 243 | tiger | tijger | tiger |
| 244 | gas | gas | gas |
| 245 | brown | bruin | brun |
| 246 | belly | buik | buk |
| 247 | series | serie | serie |
| 248 | fort | fort | fort |
| 249 | legend | legende | legend |
| 250 | symbol | symbool | symbol |
| 251 | property | eigendom | egendom |
| 252 | leaf | blad | blad |
| 253 | physical | fysiek | fysisk |
| 254 | emotional | emotioneel | emotionell |
| 255 | |||
| 256 | reward | beloning | belöning |
| 257 | sport | sport | sport |
| 258 | to repair | repareren | reparera |
| 259 | metal | metaal | metall |
| 260 | trade | handel | handel |
| 261 | edge | rand | rand |
| 262 | federal | federale | federal |
| 263 | principle | principe | princip |
| 264 | mystery | mysterie | mysterium |
| 265 | circle | cirkel | cirkel |
| 266 | tradition | traditie | tradition |
| 267 | central | centrale | central |
| 268 | to inform | informeren | informera |
| 269 | title | titel | titel |
| 270 | entrance | ingang | ingång |
| 271 | race | ras | ras |
| 272 | specific | specifiek | specifik |
| 273 | diary | dagboek | dagbok |
| 274 | recipe | recept | recept |
| 275 | route | route | route |
| 276 | block | blok | block |
| 277 | original | origineel | originell |
| 278 | product | product | produkt |
| 279 | museum | museum | museum |
| 280 | tension | spanning | spänning |
| 281 | vision | visioen | vision |
| 282 | character | karakter | karaktär |
| 283 | financial | financieel | finansiell |
| 284 | stomach | maag | mag |
| 285 | constant | constant | konstant |
| 286 | intelligent | intelligent | intelligent |
| 287 | exam | examen | examen |
| 288 | stress | stress | stress |
| 289 | zombie | zombie | zombie |
| 290 | clown | clown | clown |
| 291 | comment | commentaar | kommentar |
| 292 | mouse | muis | mus |
| 293 | zone | zone | zon |
| 294 | september | september | september |
| 295 | cook | kok | kock |
| 296 | package | pakket | paket |
| 297 | equipment | uitrusting | utrustning |
| 298 | to organize | organiseren | organisera |
| 299 | nails | nagel | nagel |
| 300 | coma | coma | koma |
They share a lot of vocabulary with fairly predictable spelling shifts, as this list shows, but their grammar differs enough that you should learn each language's structure on its own. Vocabulary recognition transfers well; sentence-building does not transfer automatically.
Reading and listening comprehension benefit first, since matching spelling doesn't guarantee matching pronunciation or identical everyday usage. Practising with spaced repetition and typing the words yourself, as you do in Vocab Voyage, helps turn recognition into active recall.
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